Shopping on your Belgium holiday

Shopping in Brussels

What to Buy in Belgium? Belgium has made a reputation for itself in a number of products and some of these you don’t even have to travel to Belgium to enjoy. Belgian chocolate for example is world famous, not to mention Belgian beers. Other famous products include: Artwork It’s an important center of the art [...]

Moules et Frites – Belgian's national dish

A delicious pot of moules et frites

The Moules et Frites is One of Belgium’s Traditional Dishes: That Moules et Frites is the national dish of Belgium is enough to get me to this country.  Anyone who likes mussels and who has tried these large steaming pots of mussels in savory broth, accompanied by a bowl of Belgian frites and homemade mayonnaise, [...]

Eating out on your Belgium holiday

brusselsrestaurants_300

Popular Belgian Dishes and What to Eat: To have a little understanding of what constitutes Belgian food, it’s necessary to firstly have some background knowledge of the country’s history. The Dutch, Spaniards, Franks, Romans, Austrians and French have all invaded Belgium at some point in time in history and their presence in the land have [...]

Travel to Bruges: A Stunning Medieval Town

Bruges' magnificent town hall

Bruges is the Venice of the North: Tranquillity, beauty, history, art, Bruges has it all.  With its maze of waterways, romantic bridges and low skyline, Bruges is also known as the ‘Venice of the North’. Bruges is slightly farther away from Brussels than Antwerp, but still conveniently placed for a day-trip. It takes about an [...]